Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar had been enjoying in opposition to their very own teammates within the warm-up recreation between County Select XI and Indians. Commentators revealed that Khan and Sundar had been to function within the County Select XI as one participant from the 14-man county group was injured whereas the opposite got here in shut contact with a Covid-19 affected individual.
Khan made his bowling debut with Craig Miles, as seen on a dwell stream on Durham Cricket’s YouTube channel. The Indian pacer struggled to bowl his line and size with the brand new ball as he was hit for a 4 by Indian opener Mayank Agarwal.
Avesh khan is bowling john pic.twitter.com/w68aMvFa5y
— Er Rohit panwar (@the_great_rohit) 20 July 2021
Before the lunch break, Khan bowled seven overs and conceded 28 runs. His spell additionally included two maiden overs. On the opposite hand, off-spinner Sundar didn’t bowl within the first session. Both wore Indian Test jerseys within the ongoing match.
Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar play for County (CSXI) in opposition to the Indian group in a apply match at Chester-le-Street
That could be nice to see!#Indian#durham#Engwind pic.twitter.com/2YPsIboroN
– Nilesh ji (oye_nilesh) 20 July 2021
Opener Rohit Sharma, enjoying with out the companies of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, is main the aspect in a three-day warm-up match on the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. He is more likely to function in an intra-squad recreation later this month.
In the primary session, India misplaced three wickets for 80. Sharma was dismissed for 9 whereas Agarwal (28) and Cheteshwar Pujara (21) misplaced their wickets after a great begin. Lyndon James obtained the wicket of each the openers whereas Pujara obtained the wicket of Jack Carson.
The match will probably be an opportunity for Hanuma Vihari and KL Rahul to showcase their skills forward of the five-Test sequence in opposition to England beginning on August 8.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
